Organizations that provide a wide variety of informational, social and supportive services for children and youth including runaways and other troubled youth.

Includes:

Prevention of adolescent pregnancy.

Excludes:

School dropout programs. Delinquency prevention. Child abuse prevention, treatment and other intervention programs. Pregnancy counseling, maternity home care and other supportive services for pregnant adolescents or adolescents who are parents. Missing persons services. Group homes including orphanages for dependent children.

NTEE broader category

Human Services

Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to support the personal and social development of individuals and families; provide care, protection and supervision; and enhance the individual

Includes:

organizations that provide a broad range of social services to individuals or families, even though specific programs operated within those agencies may be classified elsewhere (e.g., American Red Cross, YMCAs, YWCAs, YMHAs, YWHAs); family service agencies; shelters and aftercare programs for victims of domestic violence; organizations that provide direct social services to children and adolescents (e.g., adoption and foster care services, child day care); personal social services; travelers aid; residential, custodial care facilities and services for individuals unable to live independently due to physical and developmental disabilities, age or physical infirmity; and programs that promote general independent functioning, living of individuals (e.g., retarded citizens associations, guide dog services for people with disabilities).